Microsoft is forcing users to use its Bing search engine with the Cortana digital assistant in Windows 10. Every search done this way will also be piped only through rgw recently released Edge browser.

Microsoft said it was making people use Bing so they could get the most out of other search-related features in its products.

Many Cortana users have previously preferred to carry out searches with Google rather than Bing.

Windows users will still be able to install other web browsers and use other search engines outside Cortana, said Ryan Gavin, Microsoft's head of search and Cortana, in the blogpost.

However, he said, Microsoft was adding extras to Edge and Bing that meant it made sense to tie these programs to Cortana instead of other search engines and browsers.

Although Microsoft has had some success getting people to use the Bing search engine, Google still dominates in this market.